The evening world. Newspaper, February 24, 1903, Page 12

Park Row, New York, Entered at tho Post-OMice at New York as Second-Class Mali Matter. OLUME 48........scecceeeeeesss NO. 15,162. GAS-BILL EXTORTION. Gas consumers who write to The Evening World to lain of gross overcharges made in their gas bills le ae tn full knowledge of their present helplessness as it the company's claim. They are given no re- > @ourse. If they do not pay they find their gas turned off > “@nd the deposit they made to secure the company against | Joss forfeited. There being no rival company to come ‘to their relief they must perforce put up with the extor- _ tion or go without gas. ‘A serious injustice is thus done the consumer when "he has reason to suspect, as he often and rightly has, > that he is overcharged. How frequently the consumer's belief that he is being robbed is founded on fact is indi- * ix reports Be ated by the disclosure that out of thirty. Bs le within = certain Hm- tly only one-third were correct! Three of the thirty-six meters ‘examined were found to be slow and the remainder were admittedly fast! An official of the Consolidated Gas Company inter- " wiewed on the subject said that it “was to the company’s _ Gnterest to have every meter correct.” This is perhaps the theory; what is the practice? In theso twenty-one eases of meters that registered too much was any at- tempt made to correct their mechanism? Was any re- ate allowéd the consumer on his unjust bill? 4 Here {s an admission that fully 60 per cent. of gas meters registered too many fect as consumed. If the game proportion holds good for the city the community “is the victim of a legalized swindle. There is urgent meed of legislation to indemnify the consumer against. such an imposition; there is need of legislation that will pecure for him even the customary courtesy of trade in hearing his complaint and looking {nto 1t. As matters mow stand, merely to question the accuracy of the com- pany’s bill is to invite the discourtesy that only a mo- @wopoly dares to show its customers. GIFT-OFFERING TAXATION. ' Is the city of New York a Lezarus, that it should rest pontent with the crumbs of personal taxes that Dives lets fall from his table? It would seem to be the theory of Commissioner Wells ‘that the city should accept whatever bounty the milllon- ) aire taxpayer sees fit to give it, and, remaining satisfied | with the gift, refrain from asking questions that might embarrass. Like Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, Mr. J. Henry Smith, Mr. Z. D. Rockefeller, jr, and Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, jr., Mr. _ William Rockefeller now appears and swears that the _ @seessment on personal property levied against him is ‘unjust, and that he is exempt from assessment because his legal residence {s elsewhere, But like these other ‘men of wealth, he has personal property in the city— @mounting, however, only to $100,000 instead of the $1,000,000 assessed. And as a guarantee of good will to ‘the metropolis he offers to pay taxes on $300,000. Now, either Mr. Rockefeller ds wholly exempt or he Ws liable for a larger sum. And it is by the reception of ‘this and other gift offerings tendered him that the Com- missioner makes a mockery of the law. Past Ferries for Staten Island.—The three Ines of fast J ferries projected for Staten Island will do much for the * further development of Richmond Borough. Staten Isl- and should be one of New York's cholcest suburbs, Na- ' ture has done a great deal for it and it does not need the feal estate boomers ready vocabulary to exploit its @harms. With the substitution of a better ferry service for the one that retarded its growth it should regain its dost ground. FULL LIGHT WANTED. ‘The charge is made that the body of a woman lying dead in the Morgue at Bellevue was robbed and her fin- gers rifled of valuable rings. Two attendants have heen | __ put under arrest pending an investigation of the crime. It is a horrible charge, and whether true or false it | @hould be fully inquired into. From time to time stories = come out of practices at Bellevue at which the public a shudders—stories of brutal nurses and maltreated pa- © tlents. There may be nothing in this charge of robbery; a there may have been notlfing in some of the other But an institution caring for the city’s dead and dying ‘and diseased should be above all suspicion. There should > the public of the proper conduct of affairs there. If no irregularities exist we should not so often be obliged to assure ourselves of their non-existence. In the new Bellevue which we are promised, which is to replace the antiquated and inadequate buildings with @ fine modern fireproof structure, there should be no place for scaudai. Bellevue is an institution in which the public believes, and its confidence should never have @ taint of suspicion cast upon it. BRIDGES FOR WEST STREET. ‘The World sympathizes with the Brie commuters in their protest against the risk they are forced to run in reaching the Pavonia ferry from West street; it wishes them well of their demand for a bridge. In front of the Erie ferry house as in front of the Tackawanna’s, a few blocks below, is a wide plaga of asphalt, usually slippery trom slime, to cross which in ‘wafety is a feat requiring in a pedestrian not only sharp eyes and a clear head, but also the aid of a favoring | dence, ‘Here trucks, surface cars, cabs and vehicles of every c iption are jammed together, with little interstices h which the agile pedestrian warily feels his way, ulating himself when he reaches his ferry as one @ has escaped from a perilous labyrinth. A moment's upation or absence of mind 1s likely to result in run down, An isle of nafety six feet square Hoboken ferry's sole provision for the commuter's perfectly feasible to construct bridges across ous plazas. They are demanded by the 4 of traffic. The multiplication of trucks lio the greatly increased business at adjoin- a the New York Central, the Boston boats and Ine of ocean steamships, has in itself JA Rew danger to the pedestrian sufficient to call of auch bridges. Hina at Be. world's fair with- soi pam) mien Be wi Ranryh women to tmve their work by the Press Publishing Company, No. 63 to Gt Tone teh Nan nae eatarN NT Te TS aR NUSEAE SIP er seer \ alii Ere ree ° _ SHE WORLD: TUESDAY EVEN 1G, FEBRUARY 24, 1903, $99-009-006.56-099O940156-90904 5499906094400 0449 ose ut ut Ir must 08 A MOLLUSK Hy +F399-299900: ODE 9O095-0-999-9:3-99 99-96-23 THE OLD JOKES’ HOME. By Roy L. McCardell. HBP good work Is going on! ‘The old Jokes are being called off! Prof. Josh M. A. Long 1s abolish- ing joke slavery, Comedians hesitate to make an old Joke jump through the hoop any more for fear an officer of the Socloty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Humor inay be In the audience. At the Knickerbocker Theatre Inst Friday night Dan McAvoy dragged an ‘old joke onto the stage that hus beon @ faithful servant of his sinco he was In vaudeville, It was a joke that was a veteran and should have been respected and treated as such, But Mr. McAvoy has worked ft in every show be has been in on Broadway, “The King's Car- |nival,"" “From New York to Tokio," “The Hall of Fame," ‘Sally in Our Al- ley"’and now ‘\Mr. Bluebeant.” Last Friday night a protesting voice was heard from the audience when @ member of the 8. P. C. H, arose and demanded that Mr, MfaAvoy release his hold on the old and weary wheeze and send ft at once to the Old Jokes’ Home. Mr, MbAvoy answered in an abusive manner. But, the sympathies of the audtence were with the Interefering of- ficer, We print a fac simile of the badge worn by the officers of the 6. P. C. H. herewith. Would you Ake to wear the badge? Do you want to be an officer of the SP. c. H.? Send us your application, Do you want to be taken In? If 90, send ue your name and address. From Perth Amboy, Prot. Josh M. A. Long Here are @ few old jokes that were scared out of the woods of Perth Amboy, N. J., by the cars of the Harl- | > tan Traction Company. They are in much need of a rest: Why does a cat coming tn a door look one way and then another? Because it can't look both ways at once. What looks the most like a half an orange? ‘The other halt, Why 1s @ dog dressed warmer in sum-| © mer than he fs in winter? In winter he wears a furry coat and in summer he wears a coat and pants JOHN G, HORNSBY, Perth Amboy, N. J Wants » Badge, Prot. Josh M. A. Long I am very much interested In the Old Jokes’ Home and would ike to become 4 member. Please send me one of “our badges as soon as possible, can gather quite a few old Joki with help in every way to keop ld, worn-out jokes off the stage. 1 remain yours, GEORGE §. MILLER, No, 286 Wythe avenue, Brooklyn, A Hatch from B. H, Prof. Josh M. A, Lone Boing a reader of The Evening World I take a great interest in conundrums and send the following: Of what profession is every child? A player, Which is the most ancient of the trees? ‘The elder tree. Where was Humboldt going when he was thirty-nine years old? Into his fortieth year. Which are the most seasonablo clothesT Pepper and salt. Whon may @ man be said to breakfast before he gets up? When he takes a roll in bed When is @ Jady’s arm not a iady's anm? When it is 4 ittle bare, Who is the man who carries everything before himt ‘Tho waiter, What is the best thing to do in a hurry? ‘That which Noihing. at wh ey 01 nie which very few aye ALFRED 39-99-09699-9O96-902000000 THE ACTRESS'S QUICK MEALS IN HER CARRIAGE. FOOD THE DRLODDDOONDS 0OOOd2ODOO0O0 os) TICKER, SERVING PIE, CHEESE, CAKE, "WaAM- SS, TAPE FORM FOR Busy CONCENTRATED ANB" ETC, In QUICK our OF BUSINESS.~ 700 sLow / What may be expected since an actress has set the fashion of dining {n her carriage on the way to the theatre, RRR a EV IN a IN Gy ee — — — B99498499944 9906080900 600425600605O8600800500060 66506060608008 oe DOOODDIDOD @ THE ARTIST SKETCHES THE SEA SERPENT. ut * § WOMAN, THE ETERNAL SPHINX, No Mere Man Should Try to Un- derstand Her. By Helen Oldfield. COOLS, tn this world, ave many in number and many ta Ind, and the man who insists upon understanding @ Girl is by no means the least egregious of them When a woman arrives fully et years of discretion, pro- vided she ever reaches that point, she may perhaps under stand herself, when, being wise, she ts careful to share the Knowledge with no one else; a girl rarely or never does. | Nor ts this ignorance purely a feminine trait; the wiedem, of sages long ago was condensed into the maxim: “Knom Usually @ girl acts upon impulse. She does @ thing «p Goes not do it elmply because fancy or inolinstion #o movem her: to give @ women's reason—"“because." Women, eape-|" cially young women, who ere cool end caloulating even long ahead, nd ‘cecmatentiy ive ep to than, a ante ae] 4 USY DAY.— \F YOU CANT Qe BRIEF, BE AS BR AS You canit long ahead, and consistently lve up to them, are about as plenty as white crows, says Helen Oldfeld in the Chimge ‘Tribune. ’ In the original scheme of creation woman evidently was not meant to be understood, and to this day she is mach the more charming es @ fascinating puzslea The average man not only foves but Ikes her better because of the enex- Pectedness which gives her piquancy and favor; the infinite variety which custom cannot stale, and which ts truly the sploe of life. Physically, undoubtedly, she is the weaken veegel, The French satirist who defined woman ps “en ani- al naturally eiok” had grounds for his caustic wit, and the ok-fashioned doctrine that every man’s Grst duty is fitly to provide for the women of his household, to cherish! and to care for them in sickness end in health, 1s the! natural order of things which never falls to work well whem’ it te carried out in the spirit end in letter, when love reigns and serves, king and slave in one person, And no man can! truly cherish a woman, yet hold her strictly to eccount, whe hap no patignce with her whims, however harmless they may. Belang who exacts pest abe shall always do“the eame th! same time in the same way, and giv ca ¥, and give @ reason for Heredity must assert tteelf, triumphant over trafitng. For long ages the trend of public opinion made of the model woman @ meek and patient Griselda, an {rresponstile crea- ture who knew no will but that of her Joni and master, and Who strove always to refect his moods. When the woman ruled in past ages she did ao by the mild power only; on the rare occasions one arose who had e mind of her own, and fearlessly expresved it, she was hatled as a shrew and virn- §0; an opprobrium which even the great Queen Blizabeth ‘td not escape trom the men of other lands whose designs upon herself and her realm were frustrated by her wisdom.. Yea, truly, the {s a fool who insists upon antlyzing flower, yet expeots to preserve that flower in all its beauty, and fragrance; who must measure his crystal spring and! Gauge its depth and it capacity in guilons; who 1s so «ie, trustful thet he fs not content to accept a pin unttl traced it to the factory and seen for thimself all ¢ ceases of wire drawing, cutting, THE PHEUMATIC CATERIN: : FOR TE Be: 3 fad SAN he has! es he pro~| pointing, polishing end; neatiog, The Gradgrinds of life are rarely happy ment faith Imagination do much to gild dross, a the lustre of refined gold. . tienes 2 The true plilosopher is he who goes through Nfe takt what comes and, as St. Paul bade the Corinthians, cote what ts pet before him, “asking no questions for consolence’s sake,"” It ty not wise to dissect one’s toys; the doll may Be stuffed with sawdust, but the knowled come * a ige will onough, and “where tenorance te bliss ‘twere folly te be. wise.”’ He whope namo has been handed down to us ax the wisest man who ever lived, sald: “H wes aire lo who increaseth knowl THE DECLINE OF SENTIMENT. It Is Fast Vielding Place to Senti- mentality, We Tan i Maw eile co a e 60 MNLES-AN-HOUR MEALS” 2 FOR AVTOMOBIL IBS. ts Yow p Vendo ‘ee 992 $9:9089O44O9$0O8-0009900O8 Some of the Best Jokes of the Day. TRAGIC, “Why are you weeping, Agnes?” her mother asked “I was thinking,” the child replied, “of the millions of poor Mttle microbes in that oyster 1 swallowed Inst night How lonesome they must be to be parted forever from thelr little brothers and sisters 1n the Chicago Recont-Herald, HE HAD THE Goops, Ernio— thought sterling qualities. Helen—Yes; but she found a man with wterling silver.—Philadelphia Revord, “MUSIC HATH CHARMS,” ETC, Diges—My wife 18 a wonderful yooal int, Why, I have known her to hold her audience for hours—— Biggs—Get out! Digus—After which she would lay it in the cradle and rook it to #leep.—Chi- cago Nows, BRUTAL FRANKNESS, “I am supposed to die of a broken manageable actress paid Viv 1 to know how @ person broken heart behaves?" "I'll tell you what to do,” anawered the cold Llonded manager. You study the author he sees your frst por- of (hla play a formance of It.'—Wavhington Star. SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT, houge? Chic HOME FUN FOR WINTER EVENINGS. | |BURNT THREADS HOLD UP EGG. WEDDING OF OPERAS. you and papa ate.’ Yhy did she refuse him? I he eaid he was a man of 1n a strong solution|he called? Soak some thren of ordinary salt water, Repeat the process several times, Now] What was she called¥ you can hang up a ning or other objects] 6, What Spanish girl was maid ot stimulates this false eentimem. And {s it 60 pleasing, Allow it to dry,| 6. She met an Austrian peasant girl all? Well, yes, it 4s, Which would you prefer—to have some! one tell you that you were just the kind of person de tied, or to have him pay to you what you imagine may have me said to his triende—that you were the limit? 1 guess there ts, by a plece of the thread match and burn up the thread ring or other object will still remain A hart-botied egg may be hung up, a8 in Mlustration, and all four | ushers? ihreads simultaneously burned without the egg falling, Bet fre with a] bh — EASY CARD TRICK, Here is a trick to do with cards; Take the cards and bend them, Then spread out and look at it, out you bend the cards the other way. Have 3000) pul the card back without you selnk Where, Then take the card} Chamount, that is bent the other way and tell) 9, “Lohengrin,” “Faust,” ‘Tannhavs- ig: While they have 1 a Hotel Portor—Are you a guest of the yf re My a, ite Growelle-2to, mo, I pay two prices for eh blessed Ung 1 get here rine into e decline ming amount of iai- simply a side issue? is after evering in perfect. Jollying. y for those we practise on, but “the end Is ney Pea one et some are born JolHers, some achieve the art of JoRving, anh Some go to college, but there are'Yew, A few, tt any, who have never tation sentiment, of if the tatter is Even the chings we ea lg certainly in the air, A ° with dainty angers, Nfted the fruft and planted her teeth in itg icy depths? ‘Cor, Just think how we waste evenin, Ing ourmelves in the gentle art of TO DRAW AN OVOID. Here 1s a jolly game. It is called “Wedding of Operas." Each guest Is given a booklet with pencil, the cover representing a sheet of music. Upon one page ts a lst of numbered ques- tlona, the answers to be written on the opposite page suggested by selections from well-known operas and played on plano or any Instrument, ‘The names of the operas answer the question, The guest guessing the most is given some little present and the one guessing the least the booby prize, 1, Who were the bride and bride- groom? 4. What was the bride called? 4%. At what sort of a party did they meet? 4. Ho went as a minstrel, What was tatnly not more comfortable then wh the table only to learn that the aeapey Sehond sicand mistakes at some previous date and w. cream as loe-cream should be eaten. We will how that was, as #ociety manners are muon to Sow. changes and there may be a dinner in progress now wee they are eating tce-oream with hay-rakes, says Leola Attard, dn the Chicago-Tribune, And what do all of these things do to real sentime: seve Ade would say: “They don’t do @ thing to it!" oe 0, ‘The more our friends expect of us the More they are sure to get from us. It ts the overwhelming desire to please ‘The What noted Swiss was best mai? no doubt that we'd all take the former, with its coating of What two ladies were bridesmaids? 00, for the latter remark might hurt us, and what we dows! % What four Germans were the wey, pA H ne eople of to-day want #004, Jolly comradeship among both sexes, and Yf you can smile at, admire and compliment your, | comrades it helps you to forge their little shortcomings, and {it helps them to forwet yours. Our surroundings have an ine! fluence on our characters, and being among chose who eay to us only g00d of ourselves makes us like the whole worid An egg-shaped figure with one end larger than the other (which 1s 0, wanted in ornamental dealans, ply graph (rames, &o,,) can be drawn easily, You mus make @ loop at omc su us| BM OM ¥ tring, put one 4 ne pil ' 3 them out and have some one lake une “Bohemian Girl,’ other pl y eye lern Arp dayton, and ‘Though we all have an admiration for the genuine, ¥ pass the string around the pencil and a think not many of us would care to give up our shape of nd in the | these floral distributions, They may be paper, but they 1 niagram! taakes ‘near by varying the] all Fight, and.we take them in the apirt in which Ussy son given; and If they lend any brightness ¢o our short-lived, ”« why do away with them for the vertous, mind oo6 "Maat cM seetchenid| pling sentiments of miaturer 7. “William Tell." 6 “Lucla di Lammermoor,” Ldénda di} di ” Sndh ae Pt ae